Drecula

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by Drecula 7y ago
I already know I'll never get into a FAANG, so I don't bother looking there. Also, I look at the team photos on startup websites, and if no one looks over 40, I don't bother with that either. Otherwise, it's just down to
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by Drecula 7y ago
I've got close to a 100% success rate at take home coding challenges. I usually get pulled in because I'm an Architect that codes, so I ask for an end to end thing to solve.
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by Drecula 7y ago
I'm sorry if I made it sound like I was born perfect. That wasn't what I was trying to convey. Yes, we learn by making mistakes, and I've sure made at least my fair share of them. My point is that horking out algorithms on de
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by Drecula 7y ago
That sounds way better than stressing people out with inane whiteboard questions. It wouldn't work for me since I won't take a gig that doesn't lock down cash flow for at least six months. I do love take home tests that are d
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by Drecula 7y ago
I've always learned new technologies and stacks as needed before I start the gig, so I can crank straight away.
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by Drecula 7y ago
As someone who's worked in over 20 companies as a technical consultant, I mostly agree. However, some companies are better than others at onboarding new engineers. My rule of thumb is to make a meaningful PR within the first week, and
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by Drecula 7y ago
Let's also not forget the bias of Indians only hiring other Indians. There's entire product development teams in the Bay area that are close to 100% Indian. Sorry, I don't buy the excuse that's the only people available
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by Drecula 7y ago
Given HN's demographics, I'm probably older than most here. I've worked with and personally invented quite a few great products, usually spanning Product, UX, and Engineering work. It's a joke to pretend ageism isn'